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Ottawa considering 'combination of approaches' to 20% military pay hike
June 21, 2025 - 3:00 AM

OTTAWA — Defence Minister David McGuinty's office says it's considering a “combination of approaches” to boosting pay for armed service members, including introducing retention bonuses for “stress trades.”
Montreal invests $100K to lure research talent seeking to escape United States
June 17, 2025 - 11:47 AM

MONTREAL — The City of Montreal is investing $100,000 to lure scientists and researchers who want to leave the United States.
Carney vows Canada will meet 2% NATO spending pledge this year
June 09, 2025 - 4:21 PM

OTTAWA — Canada will meet its NATO defence spending commitment for the first time in decades as it comes to grips with an alarming new world of threats, Prime Minister Mark Carney announced in Toronto Monday morning.
Five things to know about Canada's plan to meet the NATO defence spending target
June 09, 2025 - 3:10 PM

OTTAWA — Prime Minister Mark Carney is promising that Canada will quickly boost its defence spending to hit the NATO member target of two per cent of national GDP this year.
Elections Canada to investigate voting barriers in Nunavik
April 30, 2025 - 6:18 PM

MONTREAL — Elections Canada says it will investigate "shortcomings" that prevented some people in Nunavik from casting their vote in Monday's federal election.
Poilievre pledges to use the notwithstanding clause, Carney talks defence procurement
April 14, 2025 - 2:54 PM

OTTAWA - Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre is promising that a government led by him would use the notwithstanding clause to override Charter rights to implement his tough-on-crime agenda — something no prime minister has ever done.
In the news today: Two campaigns shift to Saskatchewan, Trump's trade war continues
April 09, 2025 - 1:15 AM

Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed...
Internal report finds major flaws in program to recruit foreign nurses to Quebec
March 25, 2025 - 1:00 AM

MONTREAL - Foreign nurses recruited to Quebec through a provincial government program faced “major obstacles” upon their arrival, including a lack of housing, child care and transportation, according to an internal report.
Polytechnique Montréal receives $50 million gift to create disruptive innovation hub
March 17, 2025 - 1:00 AM

MONTREAL - A Quebec-born businessman and philanthropist who is donating $50 million to a Montreal university to establish an institute dedicated to "disruptive innovation" says it has never been more important to invest in homegrown talent.
So Donald Trump wants more border security? Here's how the RCMP is ramping up efforts
March 16, 2025 - 7:14 AM

WINDSOR, Ont. - Ian Smith used to spend most of his days behind a desk in the RCMP's Windsor, Ont., detachment, working on investigations and performing administrative duties. As a member of the force's border integrity unit, the constable says he didn't even have to wear his uniform.
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Central Okanagan needs 20,000 new homes in five years
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Ottawa considering 'combination of approaches' to 20% military pay hike

Montreal invests $100K to lure research talent seeking to escape United States

Carney vows Canada will meet 2% NATO spending pledge this year

Five things to know about Canada's plan to meet the NATO defence spending target

Elections Canada to investigate voting barriers in Nunavik

Poilievre pledges to use the notwithstanding clause, Carney talks defence procurement

In the news today: Two campaigns shift to Saskatchewan, Trump's trade war continues

Internal report finds major flaws in program to recruit foreign nurses to Quebec

Polytechnique Montréal receives $50 million gift to create disruptive innovation hub

So Donald Trump wants more border security? Here's how the RCMP is ramping up efforts

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